NCC Trustees Violate SUNY Guidelines for Presidential Search Committees

In March 2023, the Board of Trustees refused to select one of the very qualified finalists chosen by the Presidential Search Committee. (See email communication on behalf of the Board […]
Rally for a Fair Contract and Against the Pay Deduction at the Trustees’ Monday April 17, 2023 Meeting

At the April 17th NCC Board of Trustees’ meeting, nine speakers, backed by a full room, asked the trustees to rescind the full-time faculty pay deduction, based on contract clause […]
Support Services for Faculty Stress from Conzatti/ BOT Paycheck Cut

Many faculty have been reporting severe stress as a result of the cruel implementation of the section 36-5 paycheck cut. Unfortunately, Acting President Conzatti will not respond to our requests […]
Newsday’s April 7, 2023 coverage of the current state of our contract negotiation, the college’s enactment of a clause to reduce faculty pay, and the college trustees’ failure to select 1 of the 5 finalists from its presidential search committee.

We are re-publishing here both Newsday’s April 7, 2023 article on NCCFT and College negotiations as well as Newday’s reporting on the trustees’ failure to select 1 of the 5 […]
Understanding Your Pay Deduction

Dear Members, Posted below is the chart regarding pay deductions due to the college’s decision to enact clause 36-5 of our contract, which the college office of human resources distributed […]
Election 2023 – Candidate Forums

Thank you to all the candidates who participated in the Election 2023 Candidate Forums! Their responses are available through YouTube and the embeds below. http://youtu.be/7RHOR2DKEfY President Vice President Non-Classroom/Professional Faculty […]
Sign the Petition to SUNY Chancellor John B. King Jr. to Intervene and End NCC Trustees’ Waste and Dysfunction

NYSUT Action: Let’s Make Community College Funding a Priority!

SUNY & CUNY community colleges serve as the gateway to higher education for a large number of students, many of whom come from the neediest communities. Community colleges got a […]
A Model Letter asking Interim President Conzatti NOT to Enact Pay Reductions

To: Maria.Conzatti@ncc.edu; BoardOfTrustees@ncc.edu CC: hkopel@nassaucountyny.gov; dford@nassaucountyny.gov; kabrahams@nassaucountyny.gov; sbynoe@nassaucountyny.gov; csolages@nassaucountyny.gov; DMule@nassaucountyny.gov; Wgaylor@nassaucountyny.gov; JGiuffre@nassaucountyny.gov; MPilip@nassaucountyny.gov; Dwhitton@nassaucountyny.gov; jkennedy@nassaucountyny.gov; TMcKevitt@nassaucountyny.gov; lschaefer@nassaucountyny.gov; Jferretti@nassaucountyny.gov; ADrucker@nassaucountyny.gov; Rwalker@nassaucountyny.gov; JLafazan@nassaucountyny.gov; RNicolello@nassaucountyny.gov; MGiangregorio@nassaucountyny.gov Subject: A “pay cut” of NCC faculty […]
Negotiations Update, March 14, 2023

Let’s Review Over the years the NCCFT has agreed to a contract in which everything we value sunsets, and, most egregiously, since 1982 the contract has contained a provision (section […]